Youth-Nominated Support Team Intervention for Suicidal Adolescents

November 8, 2013 updated by: Cheryl A. King, University of Michigan

Youth Support Team Intervention for Suicidal Adolescents

This study will attempt to improve treatment adherence and reduce suicide risk among adolescents who are at risk for attempting suicide.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Despite substantial knowledge about adolescent suicide risk factors, few studies have been conducted to identify effective interventions for suicidal adolescents.

Youth-Nominated Support Team (YST) is an intervention designed to help suicidal adolescents after hospitalization. It is a psychoeducational social network intervention that targets poor treatment adherence and difficulties with social support. YST is designed to be a supplement to traditional or usual treatments.

Participants are randomly assigned to receive either treatment as usual (TAU) or TAU plus YST for 3 months. Adolescents who receive TAU plus YST nominate three or four adults from their family, school, and community settings to function as support persons. The support persons participate in a psychoeducation session that focuses on the adolescent's psychiatric disorder(s), individualized treatment plan, importance of treatment adherence, and suicide risk factors. They also maintain regular contact with the adolescent to support treatment adherence and progress toward treatment goals. Adolescents have assessments at 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months. Internalizing behavior problems, perceived social support, treatment adherence, adaptive functioning, severity of depression and anxiety, severity and frequency of suicidal thoughts, and suicide attempts are assessed.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

448

Phase

  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Michigan
      • Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109
        • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Hospital, University of Michigan

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

13 years to 17 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Hospitalization in a participating psychiatric facility
  • Suicidal ideation, intent, or attempt

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Severe physical or cognitive impairment that makes informed consent, nominations, or participation in assessments impossible

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Youth-Nominated Support Team
Adolescents nominate up to 4 caring adults from family, school, community settings. These adults participate in psychoeducation sessions regarding adolescent's treatment plan and support needs. They maintain regular, supportive contact with the adolescent for 3 months -- with ongoing consultation and support check-ins from study clinical staff.
Behavioral: Youth-Nominated Support Team
No Intervention: Enhanced Treatment as Usual
Adolescents in this condition receive study assessments and risk management services (at time of assessments) only

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
suicidal ideation - Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire-JR
Time Frame: 3 month
Type, frequency, and severity of suicidal thoughts
3 month

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Depression - Children's Depression Rating Scale-Revised
Time Frame: 3 months
3 months

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
functional impairment - Child and Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale
Time Frame: 3 months
3 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Michigan

Collaborators

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Cheryl A. King, Ph.D., University of Michigan

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Helpful Links

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

November 1, 2002

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2008

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 29, 2003

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 29, 2003

First Posted (Estimate)

October 30, 2003

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

November 11, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 8, 2013

Last Verified

November 1, 2013

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • R01MH063881 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
  • DSIR 84-CTS (Division of Services and Intervention Research)

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